# Poll: Who's hotter, Palin or Biden? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 3, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266 "2008-10-03T02:58:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![quixotic78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/3ab097/32.png) [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/41 "2008-10-03T09:11:56Z")
I think Palin’s hotter (but then again I’m a straight male), but man, I’d kill for Biden’s smile. It just always seems so grand, and he does it so easily. ---
**Author:** ![bacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bacon)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/42 "2008-10-03T09:17:25Z")
I’d hit Palin like an angry carpenter. On the kitchen table. On Christmas morning. At my in-laws house. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/43 "2008-10-03T10:21:27Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > If by “perfectly legit” you mean “wrong,” and by “alternative” you mean “as fuck,” then yeah, you right. From Wiki: _U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, **Jimmy Carter** , **Bill Clinton** , and George W. Bush, as well as Presidential Candidates **Walter Mondale** , and Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin, have all used this pronunciation._ [Bolding mine][Cite](http://en.wikipedia.byorg/wiki/Nucular) It’s funny how one virtually never hears any complaints around here about Clinton, Carter (who trained for nuclear submarine duty) or Mondale’s use of the term (not that I don’t mind it myself, but people around here (and GD) are showing tremendous hypocrisy with their constant slamming of Palin for the same thing they give Carter and Clinton a pass for.) ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/44 "2008-10-03T11:47:42Z")
[quote=“SmartAleq, post:6, topic:466266”] There’s nothing much about Palin’s looks that couldn’t be improved significantly with a ball gag, tear streaks and 90% of her body covered in welts. I am soo plagiarizing that!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/45 "2008-10-03T12:51:58Z")
> [@Starving\_Artist](#): > > From Wiki: > > _U.S. presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, **Jimmy Carter** , **Bill Clinton** , and George W. Bush, as well as Presidential Candidates **Walter Mondale** , and Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin, have all used this pronunciation._ [Bolding mine][Cite](http://en.wikipedia.byorg/wiki/Nucular) I never noticed Clinton doing it, and I wasn’t around for Carter or Mondale… but I would have made fun of them too. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/46 "2008-10-03T13:20:39Z")
> [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > Biden sizzles. I never thought so until tonight’s debate. Wow, I thought I was the only one! I would follow him around like a puppy dog just to see that smile. My husband says it’s dentures. As for Palin, I couldn’t hear her for part of the debate because she had a lock of hair lying on her eyelid that moved with the lid when she blinked. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/47 "2008-10-03T13:21:19Z")
I never noticed before last night, but Biden _is_ awfully attractive for an older guy. But I agree that he totally needs a new hairdo. I liked his relaxed body language too. Palin is a beautiful woman, but if I were into women, I don’t think I’d find her “hot.” She’s just too prom-queenish. Newscaster makeup always freaks me out a little too. I don’t mind her hair, but she definitely needs to have those bangs trimmed. But I was completely distracted by _both_ of their teeth last night! What, do they give BriteSmile discounts to candidates for national office? McCain ought to consider taking advantage of that… > [@jsgoddess](#): > > In [this picture](http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/0/4/2/8/9518240-9518243-slarge.jpg), he looks like an actor. Perhaps playing a judge. You’re right! He looks exactly like those guys that are always popping up on Law & Order as establishment authority figures. Vote Biden! He’s the [James Rebhorn](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0714310/) of American politics! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/48 "2008-10-03T13:53:55Z")
Biden’s smile is positively dashing, as other people have said, I can’t stand Palin’s accent. She’s all right I guess until she opens her mouth. I like some accents, but hers just makes me cringe. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/49 "2008-10-03T14:08:42Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Biden’s smile is positively dashing, as other people have said, > > I can’t stand Palin’s accent. She’s all right I guess until she opens her mouth. I like some accents, but hers just makes me cringe. I finally pinned down her accent! And it all boiled down to her saying “Don’cha know?” FARGO Now that I actually know what accent she has, it doesn’t bother me anymore, and her physical hotness is now unsullied. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/50 "2008-10-03T14:08:52Z")
Though Palin may be easy on the eyes, I hear pharmaceutical companies are competing to be the first to find a way to put Palin’s voice in a bottle and sell it as a cure for [priapism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priapism). ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/51 "2008-10-03T14:25:54Z")
Okay, I’ll wade into the shallow end of the pool with y’all! Biden’s hair could be so much better, in the hands of the right colorist - the style isn’t too terrible (once you have that much baldness, there’s really not a lot of options), but translucent flesh colored hair doesn’t work on men over the age of 2. Generally speaking, he looked a bit too tired and worn out and, dare I say it, droopy, at the debates, but then he’d flash on that smile and I’d swoon. OMG, that’s a great smile, and I’d totally do him. Palin I used to think was gorgeous, but she’s getting less and less attractive the more she talks. And I don’t mean what she says, I mean how she says it. That irritating folksy accent that gets thicker when she’s on the defensive, and the perky winky cheerleader act just turn me off like a switch. I do like her hair though, especially once she finally brushed that left hand bang out of her eye halfway through the debate. **FriarTed** , Fargo (or rather, Brainerd, where the movie \*Fargo \*is mostly set) is a good guess, but it actually is a very localized Alaskan accent caused by the settlement of a large number of Minnesotans in Palmer, Alaska, one town over from Wasila. [It’s a real accent](http://www.slate.com/id/2201318/), it’s just real annoying. Most politicians who want to make it in national politics work with a dialect coach to erase such regionalisms; either she hasn’t had time or doesn’t think it’s important. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/52 "2008-10-03T14:46:53Z")
As a native Minnesotan, my comment when _Fargo_ came out was that it was nice to see a movie where the people didn’t talk funny. Doesn’t mean I find the accent sexy. Y’know, when I compare Palin and Tina Fey playing Palin, what jumps out is that Fey has kinder eyes. Palin’s gimlet eyes are cold, hard, and mean. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/53 "2008-10-03T14:48:05Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > In [this picture](http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/0/4/2/8/9518240-9518243-slarge.jpg), he looks like an actor. So when did his eyes morph to resemble Greta Van Susteren’s? They’re now almost identical and, therefore, look lifted. Biden’s palin’ in comparison to Sarah. In fact, when they showed a pic of Tina Fey after the debates last night I was struck by how much less attractive she is than the Governor. Palin by a landslide. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/54 "2008-10-03T14:55:13Z")
Palin also reminds me of Peggy Hill. ---
**Author:** ![buttonjockey308](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/55 "2008-10-03T15:03:56Z")
It depends which one is on fire. That would be the hotter one. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/56 "2008-10-03T15:47:15Z")
> [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](#): > > Palin… She’s a good looking woman, charismatic like the head cheerleader in high school, but whenever I try to think of her in a sexy way I’m reminded of a comment my friend Chris made: > > _“I don’t get some guys. I like smart girls. I don’t want to stick my dick into something stupid.”_ Is he a Ron White fan? He talks about marrying a smart woman his own age rather than a cute young thing. Paraphrasing: “You can lift boobs when they start to sag, tuck a tummy when it starts to pooch, but you can’t fix stupid.” I had a Biden dream last night. It was mixed up with an episode of _My Name is Earl_, because we were snuggling on top of a motor home. He was charming, and quite the gentleman. All we did was snuggle. I guess I don’t do married men, even in my dreams. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/57 "2008-10-03T16:06:20Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Okay, I’ll wade into the shallow end of the pool with y’all! It’s warm in the shallow end. It might be pee. In any case, to make my most shallow statement: Palin’s looking a little jowly. In ten years, she’ll be Nixon in a dress. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/58 "2008-10-03T16:21:00Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > It’s warm in the shallow end. It might be pee. Aw, say it ain’t so, Joe! There you go again, lookin’ back again! 😉 Now, doggone it, let’s look ahead and tell pool goers what we have to plan to do for them in the future. And I don’t want to argue about the causes. What I want to argue about is, how are we going to get there to positively affect the impacts? ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/59 "2008-10-03T16:58:41Z")
> [@Slacker](#): > > I have to think about the consequences of my actions here. Palin is apparently pretty fertile. Yeah she’s kinda hot in her own way, but what if she gets pregnant and the kid looks like me and talks like her? He’d be doomed from the get go. Reminds me of the old Mad Magazine parody of _Rocky_: “Adrian, let’s get married! Our kid will have my body and your brains!” “But what if he gets _my_ body and your brains?” “Hey, it didn’t stop Sonny Bono!” ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266/60 "2008-10-03T17:02:57Z")
Palin? I’d throw a dick in her. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whos-hotter-palin-or-biden/466266.md?page=4)